Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Watts, Emily (Boxell) February 21, 1909 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com May 11, 2014, 2:04 pm Ionia Daily Sentinel – Mon. Feb. 22, 1909 Mrs. Geo. Watts died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Bennett, 114 South Jefferson street Sunday at 1:30 a.m., Feb. 21, 1909. She was born in London, England, Aug. 23, 1844, and sailed for America, June, 1870. She came to Ionia in 1871 and has resided here since that date with the exception of three years of which time she resided with her daughter, Mrs. Geo, Gossett, of Grand Rapids. She was respected and loved by all who knew her and gained many warm friends. Her husband, three daughters and one son, remain to mourn her loss. They are Mrs. Geo. Gossett, of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Chas. Vincent, and Mrs. Walter Bennett, of Ionia; and James G. Watts, of Grand Rapids. The body was taken to Grand Rapids at 4:38 this afternoon and interment will be in Grand Rapids Wednesday. Service was attended at 2:30 this afternoon from the Jefferson street home, Rev. J. E. Wilkinson, officiating, the deceased having been a faithful attendant of that church. Additional Comments: Age: 64 Certif. #386 Ionia File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/watts24861nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb